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Art Semester Exam Flashcards

1
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A continuous mark made by a moving point

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Line

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2
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What the eye sees when light bounces off an object

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Color

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3
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The lightness or darkness of a color

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Value

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4
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An element of art that encloses space

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Shape

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5
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Precise shapes that can be described using mathematical formulas

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Geometric

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6
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Found in nature (leaf, raindrop)

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Organic

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7
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The area between, around, above, below, or within things

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Space

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8
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The surface quality or “feel” of an object

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Texture

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9
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A type of texture that you can actually touch

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Actual - Tactile (texture)

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10
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The illusion of texture

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Implied/Simulated - visual

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11
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The guidelines that govern the way elements go together

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Principles of Art

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12
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The making of an element or an object in a work of art stand out

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Emphasis

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13
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The way art elements are arranged to create a feeling of stability

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Balance

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14
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A type of balance in which objects or figures are repeated in a mirror-like fashion on each side of a central axis

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Symmetrical/Formal

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15
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A type of balance in which a variety of different objects that have approximately equal visual weight are placed on either side of a central axis

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Asymmetrical/Informal

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16
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A type of balance in which objects or figures are spaced evenly around a central point

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Radial

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17
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The use of motifs, color, shape, or line to decorate surface space

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Pattern

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18
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The total visual effect achieved by blending the elements and principles of art

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Unity

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19
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The path a viewer’s eye follows throughout a work of art

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Movement

20
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The repeating of an element to make a work seem active

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Rhythm

21
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The use of elements of art to create variety, so that the work of art is not boring or monotonous

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Contrast

22
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Primary Colors:

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Colors that make all other colors: red, yellow, blue

23
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Secondary Colors:

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Colors made by mixing two primary colors in equal amounts: green, orange, violet

24
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Intermediate Colors:

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Colors made by mixing neighboring primary and secondary colors on the color wheel
(ex: mixing red and orange to get red-orange)

25
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Monochromatic

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One color plus white and black
(ex: blue+white+black)

26
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Complementary

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Colors that are opposite on the color wheel

27
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Analogous Colors

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Next to each other on the color wheel
(ex: Yellow orange, orange, red orange)

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Triadic Color Scheme

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Three colors spaced equally apart on the color wheel
(ex: orange, green, violet)

29
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Tint

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Adding white to a color

30
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Intensity

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The strength, brightness, or purity of a color

31
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Warm Colors:

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Colors in which red, orange, and yellow predominate

32
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Cool Colors:

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Colors in which green, blue, and purple predominate

33
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Shade

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Adding black to a color

34
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Properties of Color

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Hue, Value, and Intensity

35
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How do you neutralize a color?

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Add its complement (opposite color on color wheel)

36
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Drawing technique using sets of crisscrossing, parallel, and overlapping lines to create areas of different degrees of darkness

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Cross-hatching

37
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A line drawn to show the outer edge of an object

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Contour Line

38
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Area of a picture that appears furthest from the viewer

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Background

39
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The middle area of a picture, between the foreground and the background

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Middleground

40
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The area in a picture that seems closest to the viewer

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Foreground

41
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Placing one object in front of the other, partially concealing the object behind. This technique is used to suggest depth

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Overlapping

42
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A line that divides the sky from the ground or a body of water

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Horizon Line

43
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The point on the horizon line where receding parallel lines meet in a perspective drawing

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Vanishing Point

44
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The area containing the principal subject matter in a composition

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Positive Space

45
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rt The space in a composition not occupied by the subject matter, but still used as part of the overall design

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Negative Space

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